Funny, Silly, Crazy & Wrong
I wasn’t around much yesterday, but this morning, I read several things that were funny, silly, crazy, and mostly just plain wrong… to the point that I have to address them: #1 – That I have a deep hatred of Eric: That’s funny, silly, crazy, and mostly just plain wrong. I…
I wasn’t around much yesterday, but this morning, I read several things that were funny, silly, crazy, and mostly just plain wrong… to the point that I have to address them:
#1 – That I have a deep hatred of Eric: That’s funny, silly, crazy, and mostly just plain wrong. I actually like the guy, but I am not afraid to call him out. The hatred part is simply his imagination running wild – no matter how much he wants to feel persecuted… That’s all I will say about it. I, too, think James Outman will be back this year, probably in the next four to six weeks. I also agree with Eric about the structure of this team. I have not lost hope at all. I think Doc is running the team like a Country Club right about now. “No urgency, just show up – well turn up the volume later. Let’s not peak now, please! Leave it on cruise control until after the All-Star Game. We’re trying something different this year!” Now, the Dodgers won’t say that, but I truly think they are just chilling!
#2 – Playing SS is wearing Mookie down: Huh? Why doesn’t it wear others down? You actually run more in the outfield than at SS. Now, I am not against getting a top-tier SS, but I am also fine with Mookie at SS and Gavin Lux at 2B if he starts hitting, and he had two hits last night. Mookie wasn’t playing SS much last year when he hit .235 in April and .269 in May. He then hit .309 in June, .305 in July, and .455 in August, before hitting .244 in September and October. Mookie is just incredibly streaky – when he gets in the groove, he is able to repeat it for a long time. That’s why he has bowled multiple 300 games, and when he is cold, he is cold. He started hot this year and hit .368 in March and April. He is at .276 in May. He will probably hit .400 next month. That’s just Mookie. To blame it on playing SS is simply creating a false assumption.
#3 – The Dodgers should trade for CJ Abrams: The kid is a blooming superstar. He’s still raw and getting stronger, but I do not think a package of Rushing, Vargas, DePaula, Vargas 2, Miller, and Knack would be enough to pry him away from the Nats who are grooming him to be the face of their franchise. It ain’t happening! That is funny, silly, and crazy!
#4 – The Hating on Lindor – MLB ranks SS in Tiers. Tier 1: Bobby Witt Jr., Trea Turner/ Tier 2: Corey Seager, Francisco Lindor, Bo Bichette, Elly De La Cruz, CJ Abrams. Lindor has not done great in NY. I happen to think he’s more of an LA Kind of Guy, and with Mookie and RVS, he would return to his old self. $237 Million in nothing nowadays! He has rarely been injured – He averages over 150 games a year and is younger than Mookie. The Dodgers owe Mookie about the same amount! I would take Lindor in a heartbeat over Bichette, but I would also consider Bichette. However, Lindor is elite defensively. Bo is not! Now, I do understand that most of these proposed trades by fans never happen… so there is that.
Last night’s game actually gave me more hope in Striker Buehler. I think he will be Top Tier in a month. I also was happy to see Pages and Lux each get two hits… at the expense of anyone else hitting. 😉 It would be great if they could get going! This is a game of adjustments. Banda and Y-Ramirez also looked good. I can’t see the Dodgers needing any bullpen help unless disaster strikes with so many arms on the IL that should be back. However, it is looking more and more like the Bazooka will miss the season.
Max Muncy’s oblique is not responding. I listened to Doc yesterday, and he said the Medical Staff had diagnosed it as a Grade 1, but maybe it is worse. He tried swinging a bat this week and was shut down. I do not expect to see him until after the All-Star Game. Therefore, let’s see what Andre Lipcuis can do. I am not convinced he is a real prospect, but if you leave him at OKC, you will never know.
The problem with OKC is that the air is pretty thin in places… especially where they are right now: Albuquerque! They scored 14 runs there last night, 11 on Thursday night, 6 on Wednesday, and 6 on Tuesday. So, when I hear Outman was 4-6 and Lipcuis was 3-6, I have to take that with a grain of caution. In LA, they may have been 0-fer! The PCL confuses everything. Maybe the club is changing their name from “Dodgers” to something else because they know the Dodgers are leaving the PCL and moving to Indianapolis, where the air is heavier. I can dream, can’t I? I would buy a suite if they did.
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Discussion (66)
Disagree, not disagreeable
Not in favor of acquiring Lindor from Mets. Especially at that prospect price. For taking on the remainder of that contract the Mets should take Chris Taylor. Throw in Lux and Knack. But, in reality, don’t see the Dodgers going that route.
Ohtani’s swing has a lot of rotation in it right now. I did not watch him much with the Angels but he seems to chase a lot of balls off the plate and his swing has a lot of rotation and as a result he seems to be pulling off the ball. Is that just his approach and swing?
The way they have handled the Vargas recall still hard to understand. I guess he is going to bat against left handed pitching in a platoon. He had some good at bats in last series against Mets.
Nice to see Pages pushing back a little now. Always a two steps forward and one (or more) step back with young hitters making the adjustment.
For a team that unloaded some real talent from their farm system the past two years, the Padres have some talented young players in their system – Jackson Merrill (20 year old starting CF) Ethan Salas, and Leodalis DeVries.
Regardless of how “meh” Vargas played 2B last year, in reality he didn’t play the position poorly, and he nonetheless was demoted back to OKC specifically because he stopped hitting ML pitchers ..NOT because of his play in the field. So now that his bat shows promise again, get him back in the line-up at 2B so we can truly know if he’s ready to hit in the majors.
I am so over these poser Dodger fans who just post whatever their emotions are telling them on a single ball game. Some tool bag, and I will capitalize TOOLBAG , posted on the Spectrum site tonight that since Mookie went 0 for 5 tonight( still hitting .319, , second best average on the team), he doesn’t understand why every one is so enamored with Betts, even though we won! I feel like I’m on a permanent Acid trip with all these new age gotta go 162-0 or we suck Dodger fans, who are crickets when the team wins, but breaks out the pitchforks and torches the second they lose , just fing embarrassing. This year is especially bad, where do these idiots come from? Are they Giant or Padre fans undercover? Damn….
“Bobby Miller allows 4 runs in 3⅓ innings in 2nd rehab start
Dodgers RHP allowed three runs in the third inning and one more in the fourth before getting pulled after 10 outs and 65 pitches in his second minor league rehab start. Up next is pitching for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday, June 7”. No strikeouts.
I reached out to a few contacts yesterday and asked, “Why is Miguel Vargas not playing?” To a person, they were all puzzled. One scout said that he believes Vargas has a higher ceiling than Corbin Carroll. As much as Carroll is struggling, I can’t disagree. If Vargas were a rookie, he would easily be the Dodgers Top Prospect, which is why I am puzzled about his lack of PT.
However, I believe it is calculated… for some reason!
Ohtoni is a very fast baserunner, there’s no argument there, but he has to learn to run the bases better while on base. Last night was the third or fourth mistake he’s made getting picked off second in scoring position that could cost the Dodgers in a close game down the road.